From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 89 Cloning Intelligence (4000)

The mechanical body carries the consciousness, memory and thinking logic of life, but lacks a soul. This is the Necron.

Moreover, only nobles and elite soldiers have consciousness. The undead souls transformed from civilians cannot think actively. Their former personalities no longer exist and become veritable... mechanical zombies.

How did they end up in such a situation? Sui Yang didn't want to recall too much. It was just the cloning experiment conducted by the Department of Biology using personnel such as D, which made Sui Yang involuntarily think of the appearance of a soulless but conscious "body".

Second is the consciousness of Eva on Pandora.

Jack Sully, the male protagonist of "Avatar" abandoned his human body and chose to completely transmit his consciousness into the body of Avatar through the spiritual tree.

So has the "soul" also completed the transmission?
  In order to verify this, in May of this year (1996), after confirming that the general affairs of New Los Angeles were on track, Sui Yang returned to Pandora.

After stepping through the space gate, Sui Yang, who possesses stronger spiritual energy, clearly sensed various feedbacks outside the shielding range of the space gate.

Among them is the absolute "reason" and "indifference" from Eva.

The Na'vi people emphasize that they can reunite with their deceased relatives and friends through the spiritual tree, but the true face of those relatives and friends is actually just a bunch of "data".

Therefore, in Sui Yang's eyes, Eva is more like a super artificial intelligence than a planetary consciousness.

Since all biological consciousness and memories of Pandora are stored, Eva's thinking logic is more biased towards biological "instincts", such as stimulating reactions, avoiding danger, seeking food, reproduction, etc.

"Avoiding danger" and "reproducing" well explain Eva's behavior of assimilating the consciousness of the Avatar pilot, disintegrating the enemy's internal unity, and looking for opportunities to spread the seeds of the spiritual tree to other planets.

At the same time, Sui Yang's psychic feedback also confirmed that Eva did not have the ability to transmit "soul".

As for how to eliminate the super AI Eva, either "fire" the surface of Pandora's planet, or an absolute psychic shock.

It's true that Sui Yang's spiritual energy has skyrocketed, but right now, he is still unable to directly destroy Eva.

Back to consciousness transmission.

Wang Zhaofeng cannot accept a body that lacks a "soul". The current nanorobot project jointly developed by the Ministry of Scientific Research and the Ministry of Biology will completely reform the human medical system in the future, reducing cancer to the level of a "common cold".

This is also a way to extend life.

However, the progress of the nano project was extremely slow. Sui Yang was not sure whether Wang Zhaofeng, who was physically and mentally overworked, could survive the testing phase of the project.

But Sui Yang was already accustomed to death and separation, so he didn't try to persuade him too much. He mainly respected his old friend's choice.

Regarding the issue of copying consciousness and memory, Wang Zhaofeng also did not refute anything because it was just a "backup".
  Not only Wang Zhaofeng, but also the biology department is also carrying out the copying task step by step.

The copy objects are the core members of the company, especially those who know the secrets of the ruins base and the space gate.

The current technical means of the Department of Biology are fully capable of cultivating a young and healthy exclusive body. The cost and materials required are "only" more expensive than the Tyrant.

The cost of storing and maintaining consciousness and memory is also within the range acceptable to the company.

However, no matter how mature this technology is and how low the cost is controlled, the company will never apply it on a large scale. This involves extremely serious "ethical" issues.

When copying, the biology department will make it clear that this technology is not "resurrection" and require employees to sign a new confidentiality agreement. After the original body dies unexpectedly, whether it is willing to let the clone inherit its previous position and benefits, or even abandon itself. Intention agreement of the original social network.

However, every employee who accepts a copy has the right to change the intention agreement once a year. After all, the complexity of this "ethical" question is difficult to answer accurately.

(Note: The consciousness and memory in the stored state do not have any "activity", and there will be no situation where you think you are trapped in the "hard drive". The consciousness and memory will only be officially activated after they are transferred to the body of the matching model, such as " The colonel in Avatar 2 wakes up for the first time.)
  However, derivatives of this technology are biological weapons with "cannon fodder" properties specially developed for the company's armed departments, making "ethical" issues completely out of the scope of discussion.

Facing the needs of the armed sector, the Department of Biology must not only consider cost control to be cheap, but also ensure a considerable degree of practicality.

In addition, the Department of Biology is gradually shutting down the rebuilt warrior project for a simple and straightforward reason, that is, the cost of rebuilt warriors is not proportional to the actual combat power.

The individual combat power of the reconstructed warriors is indeed far stronger than that of normal humans, but they cannot compete with the cheaper tyrants.

What's more, Rebuilding Warriors was originally an experimental project used by Atlas for transition, and by the way, it also gained a lot of practical theory and experience.

Therefore, since the beginning of 1995, the biology department has conducted forced copies of consciousness and memory of personnel such as D who participated in the experiment whenever a biological weapon (BOW) confrontation test was conducted.

Through actual confrontation tests, it is determined which personnel such as D have excellent performance, and the corresponding consciousness and memory will be retained, and those who fail will be destroyed.

Then, the Biology Department used the tissue samples of outstanding personnel such as D to conduct batch cloning using the cheapest method, and used a robotic arm to perform brain surgery on the clones, removing designated tissues such as the amygdala, hypothalamus, and prefrontal lobes.

Then, the Department of Biology will use consciousness transmission means to also transmit consciousness and memory in batches into the clones that have completed the brain surgery.

However, the clones obtained by this operation seem to be in a vegetative state.

Because the removed tissue represents the brain's regulation of emotion, memory, social interaction and other behaviors, even if consciousness is transmitted, it is still a "suspended death" that maintains instinctive conditioned reflexes.

The brain in this state provides great convenience for reprogramming.

The clone that has completed programming will retain the excellent instinctive reactions of the original owner, but without self-awareness and any memory, it will be a BOW that only knows how to execute commands.

Taken together, clones of D and other personnel are equivalent to low-end versions of reconstructed warriors, but there is a huge difference between the two.

The brains of the reconstructed warriors are intact. After programming, they have programmed social abilities and can also perform tasks such as infiltration and infiltration on their own.

As for strength, self-healing, and reaction, the Reinvented Warrior is at the crushing level.

On the other hand, clones such as D cannot even speak. They can only rigidly execute single instructions such as "aid", "defense" and "attack" according to established procedures.

And if clones such as D are equipped with UDF mass-produced mechanical skeletons, they will also be qualified "cannon fodder", enough to assist the ARS infantry company and AECS reinforcement battalion in large-scale offensive battles.

In terms of cost, the materials and medicines required for D-level clones are similar to those of two hellhounds.

After passing various tests, the biological department officially named it "Atlas Deployable and Disposable Clone Troops", or ADDCT for short.

However, the armed personnel participating in the testing process like to call it "Clone", which is much smoother than ADDCT.

On July 1996, 7, the first semi-automated clone troop production line was opened in the underground base of the Accra campus, with an estimated annual output of 20 units.

at this time.

"... "

Taking back his thoughts that had drifted a little far away due to his old friend's choice, Sui Yang stopped looking at the night scene outside the window, turned around and left the stairwell.

Walk through the dimly lit corridor and arrive at the lobby area of ​​this floor.

Sui Yang saw the hunters in casual clothes wearing black uniforms and holographic sunglasses, as well as two children sitting on the bench.

One had black hair and a short head, and he was leaning back on his chair, his legs stretched out, almost sliding to the floor, and he was holding a handheld machine and playing happily. The other one has slightly longer red hair, sits upright, and is concentrating on reading a paper book called "The Miracle of the Soul".

Tread, step.

Then, the footsteps of the hunters regrouping echoed in the lobby.

?

The black-haired child heard the movement and glanced to the right side of his eyes with his peripheral vision.

!

After discovering that Sui Yang was walking slowly towards his location, the black-haired child stood up and put away the mobile phone, and tapped his companion on the head and said:

"Don't look at it, nerd, father is back."

"ah…?"

The red-haired child, who was called a nerd, looked confused, but he closed the book and stood up together, only to find that their father had already walked in front of him.

"let's go."

"Yes, father."

The two children followed Sui Yang, one on the left and the other on the right, and took the panoramic elevator together with the hunters, heading down to the underground garage.

And these two children are Sui Yang's biological sons brought from Universe 03.

The black-haired one is Horus, and the red-haired one is Magnus. They are still a few days away from turning one year old, but they are already over one meter tall, and their bodies are much stronger than ordinary children.

In Yu Suiyang's eyes, Horus should be the liveliest and most casual son. He could play well with Sanguinius and Magnus, but he was a little afraid of Leon, who had a cold expression.

Magnus has an introverted personality and likes to read in a quiet environment. He often follows him and asks, "Father, what is self-efficacy?" or "Father, today I learned 'Shet'." This word seems to be used to express surprise and exclamation," and other more stereotyped words.

Otherwise, Horus would call him a nerd.

"Father." At this time, Magnus took Sui Yang's right hand, shook it, and asked, "Are we going back to the park later?"

"Yes, go back to the park, but from what you look like, do you want to go somewhere else to play?" Sui Yang smiled slightly, and then touched the top of Magnus' head with his right hand.

"Yeah, I don't want to sleep yet." Magnus nodded vigorously, with undisguised anticipation, and continued: "I want to go to the cinema to watch the newly released "The Fat Professor"!"

"Professor Fatty? This is a comedy, okay, let's watch it." Sui Yang didn't favor one or the other. He put his left hand on Horus's shoulder and asked:

"What about you? Is there anything you want to see or play?"

"I…"

Horus was still wondering why his father didn't ask for his opinion, but then he heard his father's question, which made him not know how to answer for a while.

His original plan was to continue playing the newly released "The Witcher" after returning to the park, until he was too sleepy, and then fall asleep comfortably.

However, it is also a good choice to watch a comedy movie with my father and brothers.
  So Horus nodded and responded: "Just watch "The Fat Professor," Father."

"Okay." Sui Yang still smiled and suggested: "After reading this, we can go to the snack street or go to the beach stalls and have a seafood barbecue?"

"Of course you can!"

The eyes of both Horus and Magnus were gleaming.

After all, children at this time like to be active, and Dr. Ashford (Alexia) does not let them eat overly greasy food in order to have balanced nutrition.

Now that my father is taking the lead, if the doctor blames me later, I can use the excuse "Father asked me to do so!"

"Ding~ The second underground floor has arrived, please watch your step."

With the reminder sound, the elevator doors opened to both sides, allowing the group to enter the underground garage.

The two original bodies "led the way" and trotted towards the three black SUVs not far away, leaving Sui Yang and the silent hunters behind.

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Seeing his two sons enjoying their short "childlike innocence" time, Sui Yang seemed a little emotional.

Due to the rapid physical growth and mental maturity, the original body will be finalized at about two years old, reaching a height of about two meters, and will continue to grow as his strength increases.

Because of this, the original body's real childhood was only "one year", which made Sui Yang cherish this period of time.

Next.

A group of people got into the car, and the hunters who were part-time drivers started the engine and drove three black SUVs to form a small convoy.

After driving out of the underground garage, they merged into the main road, which was still full of vehicles, and headed towards the seaside.
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  ...

Inside an old-decorated bar;

Most people sit at the bar, buy a cheap drink from the bartender, and then start chatting with friends or strangers next to them.

Listening to the chat content, it seems that they all revolve around current hot topics such as "Texas Secession," "UDF," and "French Reconstruction."

And there is the dining table in the corner where no one is paying attention.

A middle-aged man picked up the wine glass, took a symbolic sip of wine, and asked in a deep voice: "Did you bring the money?"

Hearing this, the man sitting opposite handed over a thick paper bag from under the table.

And this man is obviously not that old, he looks like he is twenty-four or five at most, but he has a mature beard.

Taking the paper bag, the middle-aged man quickly stuffed it into his arms and continued to lower his voice: "Conclusive news, the Pannonian organization is in urgent need of a large amount of arms, so their second-in-command will personally go to the town of Brno tomorrow afternoon. The black market seeks supplies.”

After saying that, the middle-aged man drank down the drink, stood up and left the bar.

The bearded man walked out after finishing the rest of the sandwich. However, as soon as he left the bar, he naturally took out his mobile phone and edited a message with one hand to send:
  "This is Redfield, key information has been obtained."

(End of this chapter)